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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney may be in a tussle in Iowa with rival Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas. But former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani is not about to let up the pressure in New Hampshire either. Tomorrow, a group of former members of Congress who back Giuliani will head to the Granite State armed with what they claim is a list of dozens of fees that Romney raised while he was governor of the neighboring state. Calling him "Taxachusetts Romney," the Giuliani campaign alleges that as governor he raised nearly a half billion dollars in fees...

Sen. John McCain dismissed Mitt Romney's and Rudy Giuliani's opposition to proposed immigration reform Friday and chastised them for not offering their own proposals to deal with illegal immigration. "If you think this is no good, this compromise that has been forged with the leadership of the president of the United States and conservatives and liberals in both parties, then what is your proposal that will pass the Congress of the United States?" McCain asked of his opponents in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. McCain, the senior U.S. senator from Arizona, is the only one of the top...

WASHINGTON - When it comes to the presidency, the Republican Party has a long tradition of nominating the next guy in line. That's John McCain - and the failed GOP presidential aspirant of 2000 is positioning himself as the anointed 2008 nominee. Yet, a full year before the first primary contests, the Republican race is anything but wrapped up. The Arizona senator who once reveled in his reputation for bucking the party line is now running as the establishment candidate, but he faces serious challenges from Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. "Right now,...